Category: Agri Travel
Two Interesting Part-Time Farmers In Taiwan
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We met two part-time farmers who have their own lucrative main businesses during our trip to Central Taiwan (Taichung, Nantou and Changhua) from May 28 to June 1, 2019. One of them is Lin Jui-Wen whose family operates the Vienna Pleasance Cottage in the tourist area of Cing Jing in […]
MAGICAL MUSHROOM TRIBE: Produces 12 Tons Of Mushrooms Every Day!
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One fellow who impressed us most when we visited Central Taiwan on May 28-June 1, 2019 is Steven Fang who founded the Magical Mushroom Tribe in 1993 in Changhua county when he was just 24 years old. Steven, who finished a Computer Engineering course, had his first job as an […]
JANE CHEN: Travel Agent Who Specializes In Visiting Taiwan Leisure Farms
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If you are in agribusiness and you want to gather ideas that you can use to develop your own agritourism project, the best place to visit is Taiwan where there are more than 200 members of the Taiwan Leisure Farm Developers Association (TLFDA). And the best person to bring and […]
TAMMY CHIEN: She Teaches Mandarin & Leisure Farming
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Tammy Chien, an enterprising lady from Yilan County in Taiwan, has developed a special market for her talent. She founded in 2014 her company called Taiwan Learning Trip Ltd. Her special offering is teaching clients to speak Mandarin and at the same immersing them in leisure farming activities so they […]
FINANCIAL CRISIS: A Blessing In Disguise
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First Class Mushrooms In Taichung Attracting Lots Of Tourists
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If you visit the A Liang Mushroom Garden in Taichung City, you will be greatly impressed by the high quality of the processed products from almost 50 mushroom species. The place has become a favorite destination of agritourists who want not only to taste the different varieties but also to […]
ZACTO TOURS: For Experienced As Well As Newcomers In Agribusiness
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Both experienced agri entrepreneurs and farming newcomers agree that the recent ZACTO Agribiz Tour in Taiwan (March 5-11, 2019) that they joined was “most fruitful, educational and enjoyable”. That’s how described the tour. Aside from the agri ideas they picked up, they also enjoyed the good food. The participants visited […]
IN TAIWAN: He Grossed NT$30M A Year From Poinsettias
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His parents wanted him to become a doctor of Chinese medicine and he did study to become one. But when he retired from army service when he was 23, he opted to become a flower grower in Taipei. The fellow is Chen Chi Neng, now 58, and owner of the […]
AT BENGUET STATE U: Sure Market For Organic Crop Producers
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The Benguet State University in La Trinidad has come up with a way to encourage farmers to go into organic crop production. How? By renting out space to interested growers of organic crops and then putting up a market where they can sell their harvests right on the school campus. […]
SIMPLY OVERWHELMING: Korea Agricultural Mechanization Trade Show
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Attending Korea’s biennial agricultural machinery trade show can be overwhelming. You are overwhelmed by the size of the exposition as well as the number of farm machines for almost every purpose. This is the KIEMSTA 2016, the Korea International Exhibition for Machinery Equipment, Science and Technology for Agriculture, staged on […]
